It is makruh to single out Saturday for fasting. If one fasts another day along with Saturday, then it is not makruh. For different scenarios for fasting on a Saturday, see the detailed answer.

Matters that break the fast only break it when three conditions are met: 1. Knowing the ruling 2. Not forgetting that one is fasting 3. Doing it with free will.

There are 7 things that will invalidate the fast: 1. Intercourse 2. Masturbation 3. Eating and drinking 4. Anything that is regarded as coming under the same heading as eating and drinking 5. Letting blood by means of cupping and the like 6. Vomiting deliberately 7. Menstruation and nifas

These are the valid reasons for breaking the fast during Ramadan: 1- sickness, 2- traveling, 3 - pregnancy and breastfeeding, 4- senility and old age, 5- intense hunger and thirst, and 6- compulsion.

Fasting is compulsory on a person if he fulfils five conditions: 1- He is a Muslim, 2- He is accountable (mukallaf), 3- He is able to fast, 4- He is settled (not travelling), and 5- There are no impediments to fasting.

What counts with regard to confirming the beginning of a Hijri month is sighting the new moon, or the completion of 30 days of the previous month if the moon is not sighted.

If a person intentionally misses Ramadan fasting, he must make them up according to the view of most of the scholars. For more, please see the detailed answer.

• Whoever breaks the fast – even for one day – with no excuse has committed a major sin and has exposed himself to the wrath and punishment of Allah. • Whoever openly breaks the fast should be given a disciplinary punishment by the ruler, a punishment that will deter him and others like him from doing this grave act.

Virtues of Ramadan include the following: 1- Allah has made fasting this month the fourth pillar of Islam. 2- Allah revealed the Quran in this month. 3- Allah has blessed Ramadan with Laylat al-Qadr . 4- In this month, Allah opens the gates of Paradise and closes the gates of Hell. 5-Every night Allah has people whom He redeems from the Fire. 6- Fasting Ramadan is a means of expiation for the sins committed since the previous Ramadan.

How to Prepare for Ramadan: 1. Sincere repentance 2. Du’a (supplication) 3. Rejoicing at the approach of the blessed month 4. Discharging the duty of any outstanding obligatory fasts 5. Seeking knowledge 6. Hastening to complete any tasks that may distract you from doing acts of worship. 7. Sitting with one’s family members to tell them of the rulings on fasting. 8. Preparing some books to read 9. Fasting some of the month of Sha’ban 10. Reading Quran